Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-09-21
proceeding until rehearing can be had
next term.
THE VERDICT IN CHICAGO.
Impending Death Does Not Shake the
StOicism of the Condemned.

Impending Death Does Not Shake the
Stoicism of the Condemned.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 1.-THE first Of
fetal information of the decision that
reached this city was telegram from
the court clerk at Ottawa to the states
attorneys office here, saving: can
archlst cases affirmed; execution No
vember H." Mr. Purcell, of the states
attorneys office, ran at once to the jail
with the dispatch. Following at his
heels was messenger carrying teIe-
gram for August Spies that had been
sent from Ottawa by an agent of the
Anarchists. The turnkey who took the
dispatch to cell Is and showed it
moment to watch the effect it
would have on Spies. The Anarchist
took the message, glanced firmly at the
turnkey and then withdrew to the
darker end of the CELL In two minutes
or so he called gently to the old man,
who sits as death watch outside his
barred door, and asked him to hand the
yellow telegraph sheet to Parsons.
From him it went to all the others, and
last reached Neebe, who is only
under sentence of imprisonment.
Newspaper men had been rig
orously shut out from the
condemned men and all observations
had to be taken from the outside of the
cage, about ten yards from the cell door.
1t could be dimly seen that each of the
condemned men made ostentatious
efforts at GOODNESS and bravado. They
took seats at their cell doors, and read
newspapers and books, smoked CT
gars and once Lingg, the bomb
maker, whistled. Their wives and
friends had been with them
for an hour during the morning, but
about thirty minutes before the news
came, they were all excluded and the
prisoners locked up, each alone by him.
self. Sheriff Matson had remained away
from the Jail. By his orders during the
night, the guards had all been doubled.
Including the court bailiffs, there were
twenty of the sheritt's men on duty,
ten turkeys and guards that are
policemen who patrolled the alleys on
the outside. Capt Setback brought
with him four detectives this morning,
who were stationed in the Jail courts.
Upon Capt. Setback the protection of
the jail devolveS. He processes to eX-
perience no uneasiness from any at
tempts to break into the jail and says he
has taken every precautlon.
From the appearance of the streets in
the exterior OF the jail any one could
tell that some unusual event was going
on. AS the news spread citizens coat
less and some bareheaded left
their places of business and rushed
toward the jail to verify the report.
Among the crowd growing thicker every
m oment, the blanched faces of rough
looking foreigners could be seen dartlng
hither and thIther, jabbering eXcitedly,
| with ugly grimaces, and clenching their
| fists as they talked to one another. The
police would permit no lettering and
| therefore the crowd kept marching up
and down discussing the all-absorbing
| topic.
CHICAGO, H., Sept. IA reporter
was Capt. Blacks first informant of the
| decision. During the moments occupied
| in giving the Anarchists senior counsel
the dread information, his face was a
study. His under jaw dropped, the
right hand went up to his forehead
with lishtning-like jerk, and
he casped: SIS it possible
Seven men to hangw Great as was his
apparent surprise his manifestation of
disappointment was greater. THE only
remaining course for us to pursue" said
he, 'is to take the case to the United
States supreme court. | shall immedi-
ately go before the supreme court
at Ottawa and ask for reason
able time to secure a certified transcript
| of the record for presentation to the SUI
preme court at Washington. Such pro-
| ceedings are rare, but | haven't any
| doubt of the courts decision on that
| point" and Capt. Black rose and paced
| the floor with long strides, refusing to
speak further.